จอด
park (a vehicle)
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- 1 park (a vehicle)、stop (a vehicle)、be parked、moor; anchor (a boat)
จอด means to stop and leave a vehicle in a place. With cars it means “park,” with boats it can mean “moor” or “anchor,” and with aircraft it can mean “be parked on the ground.”
park (a vehicle)、stop (a vehicle)、be parked、moor; anchor (a boat)
Used for vehicles that are stopped and placed somewhere, either because someone parks them or because they are standing there temporarily.
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จอดรถที่นี่ได้ไหม cɔ̀ɔt rót thîi nîi dâay mǎy Can I park here? จอดรถที่นี่ได้ไหม details
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ห้ามจอด hâam cɔ̀ɔt No parking. ห้ามจอด details
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รถจอดอยู่หน้าบ้าน rót cɔ̀ɔt yùu nâa bâan The car is parked in front of the house. รถจอดอยู่หน้าบ้าน details
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เรือจอดอยู่กลางแม่น้ำ rʉa cɔ̀ɔt yùu klaaŋ mɛ̂ɛnáam The boat is anchored in the middle of the river. เรือจอดอยู่กลางแม่น้ำ details
Learning notes
Explanation
จอด is mainly a vehicle word. The core idea is that a vehicle stops moving and remains in a place. The most common phrase is จอดรถ, “to park a car.” When the vehicle is the subject, it can describe a state, as in รถจอดอยู่ตรงนั้น, “the car is parked over there.” Adding อยู่ makes the ongoing parked or stopped state clear.
Usage
Used in everyday situations involving vehicles: parking lots, streets, drop-offs, taxis, bus stops, docks, and airports. It appears often on signs such as ห้ามจอด “No parking,” and in practical requests like จอดที่นี่หน่อย “Please stop here.”
Caution
Do not use จอด for a person simply stopping while walking. Use หยุด for that. Treat จอด as a word mainly for vehicles.
Differences from similar words
1 park (a vehicle) synonyms
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หยุด is the general word for stopping an action, a person, or a machine. จอด is specifically used when a vehicle is stopped and left in a place.